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The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

217 reviews

morethanmylupus's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

3.0

This book made me so sad and so angry all at the same time. I read it on audio because I do all memoirs on audio since they're usually read by the author. Britney chose not to read this one herself, but overall I think Michelle Williams did a great job with the narration. 

This book is a treatise on all the ways in which men, families, and the media exploit women and female performers. So many people failed this poor woman, truly. I hope the world can leave her in peace now and let her live her life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Sexism, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Fatphobia, and Mental illness

ashleyj_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Cursing, Bullying, Addiction, Gaslighting, Abortion, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Body shaming, Forced institutionalization, and Medical trauma

Minor: Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, and Car accident

grace33's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Body shaming, Gaslighting, and Bullying

Moderate: Miscarriage, Alcoholism, Abortion, and Pregnancy

kaelizaco's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Bullying, and Confinement

abi_dutton's review against another edition

emotional informative sad fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Bullying, Abortion, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Body shaming, Excrement, Gaslighting, and Mental illness

taevans18's review

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Medical trauma

chapstickdealer's review against another edition

informative sad slow-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Confinement, Body shaming, Grief, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Pregnancy

plasticpansy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Body shaming

Moderate: Abortion

ribbenkast's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

3.5

If there's one person Who deserves a collective apology it's Britney.  That poor woman has been through so much. The trials and tribulation of being a female popstar in the late 90-2000's are already countless. 
Ad to that how her family was horribly controling and a failing courtsystem and you've got the perfect foundation for a case of extreme abuse. 
This memoir should be seen as a cautionary tale and this case will hopefully be used for some serious law reforms. If not a sociatal shift in how we treat woman in media. Therefore I would really recommend this book.

That being said, I don't think Britney is a good writer. She struggles a bit to find the right tone of voice. I read the Dutch translation because that version was the one that became available to me first. I don't think it's a very good translation thay captured the essence of what she was trying to say, so that couldn't have helped. 

Even though it's a true story, it is heavy. Please read the trigger warnings before commencing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Bullying, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Classism, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Grief, Medical content, Miscarriage, Ableism, and Alcoholism

theverycraftyvegan's review

informative medium-paced

2.0

I started listening to Britney’s memoir with an open heart and mind, to learn about her life and experiences. To hear about her childhood, adolescence, and adulthood in her own words. 

This is a very dark memoir and it was Britney’s chance to tell her side of the story. She does just that. 

I’ve ranked this audiobook so low for a few reasons, but I don’t know how much of that has to do with the fact that I’m not a fan. 

Britney clearly struggled at various times in her life, and the people she should have been able to count on let her down repeatedly. But a lot of the things she said from her POV gave me the ick. 

I don’t wish ill on Britney,  I’m glad she is out of the conservatorship, and I hope she is at peace. I understand from this—and other celebrity memoirs—that being a child star and a celebrity can come with a lot of struggles. 

Britney’s life sounds to have been a hard one from a young age and I’m glad she wrote her side of the story for the world. Simply because this wasn’t a memoir I cared about doesn’t mean it was a bad one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Bullying, Mental illness, Body shaming, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Death, and Toxic relationship